Title: custom background
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# custom background

 *  [kaushal dip subba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anstrangel0ver/)
 * (@anstrangel0ver)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-background/)
 * can we use `add_custom_background` for changing the header and footer page in
   admin menu or is there any suggestion. i am trying to create a theme where both
   the header and footer can be be style by image or color same as the `add_custom_background`
   gives the option to change.
 * thanks for reading my problem. hope you will answer this. anything you need clerification
   i will provide it.
    thanks again

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 *  [Usubba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usubba/)
 * (@usubba)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-background/#post-2780366)
 * Yes you can do dat but if you can edit the header.php and footer.php with your
   own custom html that would be better..
 *  Thread Starter [kaushal dip subba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anstrangel0ver/)
 * (@anstrangel0ver)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/custom-background/#post-2780650)
 * [@usubba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/usubba/) thanks for you reply but
   m here trying to change the header and footer backbround either my color or image
   background. n m trying to use the build in function add_custom_background for
   adding the background-image or background-color as the wordpress background under
   apperance provide for changing the background. anywas i have done some modification
   on the **custom-header.php ** file. also added the class provided by the `body_class()`.
   ANd for the footer i addem a theme page that upload the image or pick the color
   from the colorpicker of wordpress that i have same in wp_option table. n its 
   working pretty much.anyway thanks for ur reply.
 * namaste,
    kaushal dip subba

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 * Last reply from: [kaushal dip subba](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anstrangel0ver/)
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